I always root for the defense.
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I think when the bottom started to drop out, we didn't recognize it.
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In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper.
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Just as it had taken centuries to determine the true nature of the universe, so also the search for the beginning of human life proceeded well into the 20th century.
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Maybe since I was 35 years old it was time to go upstairs.
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Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.
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Self-justification is a treacherous servant.
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The Church does not pretend to be scientists. It teaches based upon what science tells it.
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The Church has never changed its teaching on the sanctity of human life - it didn't make up a rule for the convenience of a particular time like a rule at a country club as the Governor would have us believe.
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These days I'm pretty much a businessman.
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We didn't readjust our thinking or rebuild quick enough.
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You can believe that he was taught to love and respect all mankind - but to fear no man.
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